Long before Ford launched the popular Maverick compact pickup truck in 2021, the advanced product strategy team at Toyota were planning a small truck of their own to slot below the bestselling Toyota ...

Despite the supposed demand, the immense popularity of full-size trucks in the U.S. seems to be a huge impediment to the return of small trucks.

Small, affordable pickups are seeing a revival, after being all but dead not so long ago. Ford sold more than 130,000 compact Maverick pickups in 2024. Slate is preparing to take the small truck ...

Ford's smallest pickup truck model is the most affordable truck in 2025. This Ford truck is a small standard hybrid with high gas mileage. The Maverick excels in areas where other trucks fall short, ...

It's been a trend in the auto industry -- what used to be compact vehicles are turning into more spacious models. But now, that trend is changing, at least for pickups.

The Japanese automaker's division, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), had a great third quarter across the US automotive market – up nearly 16% to over 629k units. It's comfortably ahead of the Ford ...

Long before Ford launched the popular Maverick compact pickup truck in 2021, the advanced product strategy team at Toyota were planning a small truck of their own to slot below the bestselling Toyota ...

Real talk: Not everyone who needs a truck needs something massive. As full-size and heavy-duty pickups continue to get bigger and fancier, their prices have gone up as well. A used vehicle is ...

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